Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles Belize Annual Report 2017

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1 IAC Annual Report General Instructions Annex IV of the Convention text states that each Contracting Party shall hand in an Annual Report. To complete this Annual Report, Focal Points should consult with various stakeholders involved in sea turtle issues. If you have any questions regarding this Annual Report, please write to the PT Secretariat at Please note that the date to submit this Annual Report is April 30 th of Part I (General Information) Please fill out the following tables. Add additional rows if necessary. a._ Focal Point Institution Name Fisheries Department Vanessa Figueroa Date Annual Report submitted April 2017 b._ Agency or Institution responsible for preparing this report Name of Agency or Institution Name of the person responsible for completing this report Address Hol Chan Marine Reserve Kirah Forman-Castillo P.O. Box 60, San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye Telephone(s) (501) Fax kirahforman@yahoo.com c._ Others who participated in the preparation of this report Name Agency or Institution Kevin Andrewin Gales Point gpwscmc@yahoo.com Vanessa Figueroa Fisheries Department figuerov@gmail.com

2 Part II (Policy and Management) a._ General description of activities carried out for the protection and conservation of sea turtles In accordance with Articles I and VIII of the text of the Convention, each Party shall establish monitoring programs, policies and plans for implementation at a national level for the protection and conservation of sea turtles and their habitat. As a result, the Party shall report on the action plans, management plan or other types of instruments, describing their location, the species considered and the actions implemented by governmental, non-governmental and private institutions related to sea turtles. In addition to the above, please fill out the following tables and explain the level of progress in the comments column. Does your country have a national plan of action in accordance with Article VIII? Does your country have policies and programs at local and regional levels in accordance with Article VIII? Does your country have monitoring programs in accordance with Article I? YES/NO/ In Progress Yes Comments In 1992 an action plan was created under WIDECAST, but has not been updated. Yes The Sea Turtle Conservation Network is a group of organizations including, the Fisheries Department that ensures that the monitoring of sea turtles is carried out, and reviews existing policies, and evaluates the need for new policies if needed. Yes The Ambergris Caye Marine Turtle Program, and Gales Point

3 Wildlife Sanctuary Turtle Monitoring program, in conjunction with Marymount University, Dr. Todd Rimkus. These are the two key nesting areas. All Marine Reserve Staff also collect and submit nesting data when nesting occurs at the Reserves and surrounding areas. b._ National legislation and international instruments related to sea turtles adopted in the preceding year Describe any national regulations, international agreements and other legal instruments adopted during the preceding year (April 30, 2016-April 30, 2017) related to sea turtles and/or relevant activities. Provide a reference and attach the digital file for the legislation and its corresponding number. The laws adopting the international legislation should be included, when they exist. Type and name of legal instrument (No.) National Legislation Description (Range of application) Sanctions(s) Imposed International Instruments Treaty, Convention, Agreements, Memorandum of Understanding Year signed and/or ratified Note: If this is the first time a country is submitting this information, please include all pertinent national legislation and international instruments currently in force.

4 c._ Actions for compliance with national and international legislation c.1 IAC Resolutions Fill in the following tables for each of the IAC Resolutions listed below. In the case that a Resolution does not apply to your country, please mark the box RESOLUTION DOES NOT APPLY, and if a specific question does not apply, please mark the column DOES NOT APPLY. If you need more space to describe these actions, please attach additional pages and note the resolution and question number to which you are responding. Resolution CIT-COP R2: Conservation of the Eastern Pacific Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) ACCORDING TO RESOLUTION CIT-COP R2, REPORT WHETHER YOUR COUNTRY: RESOLUTION DOES NOT APPLY IS COMPLYING WITH THE FOLLOWING: 1a) Have you created conservation plans and long-term programs that can reverse the critical situation of the leatherback turtle in the Eastern Pacific? 1b) Are you implementing these conservation plans and monitoring programs? 2. Have you taken conservation measures to eliminate poaching of leatherback turtles? 3. If your country has leatherback turtle nesting beaches in the Eastern Pacific: Have you taken conservation measures to protect the nesting sites and their associated habitats? 4. Has your country adopted fishing techniques that reduce incidental capture and mortality of this species? YES NO DESCRIBE ACTION (*) DOES NOT APPLY (*) Specify actions implemented, name of the project or relevant document, location, objective(s), institutions responsible, contact, financial or other support (optional), results (both positive and negative) and duration.

5 Resolution CIT-COP R-1: Hawksbill turtle conservation (Eretmochelys imbricata) ACCORDING TO RESOLUTION CIT-COP R1, REPORT WHETHER YOUR COUNTRY: IS COMPLYING WITH THE FOLLOWING: 1. Are you strengthening monitoring of the illegal use and trade of hawksbill turtles and their products? RESOLUTION DOES NOT APPLY YES NO DESCRIBE ACTION (*) To some extent the illegal capture of turtles is being monitored through several satellite tagging programs by different organizations (WCS, MarAlliance, ECOMAR) that have recorded tagged turtles being fished, along with local reports that are often made, after the fact. The Department keeps a record of these incidences, however, this is an area that could use some strengthening through funding for monitoring and enforcement. DOES NOT APPLY 2. Are you enforcing pertinent hawksbill legislation? The Fisheries Department through the conservation compliance unit (CCU) 3. Are activities being carried out in order to stop illegal trade of hawksbill products? These are included within the enforcement program of the Marine Reserve Network and the Conservation Compliance Unit of the Fisheries Department. The Department conducts public awareness campaigns on the fisheries legislation, which includes hawksbill turtles, and produces booklets, posters, banners, radio announcements, participates in radio talk shows, and produces public displays at various public events, throughout the year. 4. Indicate if your country is strengthening the protection of important nesting and foraging habitats by declaring protected areas and regulating anthropogenic activities that adversely impact these habitats. a) Protection of nesting habitats The Sea Turtle Conservation Network, through its member organizations, monitors nesting beaches, identifies threats, and works within communities to alleviate or mitigate the threats to nesting sites. Hol Chan Marine reserve has a program called the Ambergris Caye Marine Turtle Program that also raises awareness of the island, as an important nesting site, and monitors strandings throughout the country.

6 b) Protection of feeding habitats Establishment and expansion of the Marine Protected Areas Network. In August 2015 the Hol Chan Marine reserve was expanded. (*) Specify actions implemented, name of the project or relevant document, location, objective(s), institutions responsible, contact, financial or other support (optional), results (both positive and negative) and duration. Resolution CIT-COP R2: Reduction of the adverse impacts of fisheries on sea turtles ACCORDING TO RESOLUTION CIT-COP R2, REPORT WHETHER YOUR COUNTRY: IS COMPLYING WITH THE FOLLOWING: YES NO DESCRIBE ACTION (*) Adopted the Guidelines to Reduce Sea Turtle Mortality induced by fisheries operations, of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), including: A. Research and monitoring of adverse impact of fisheries on sea turtles Collect information by The High Seas Fishing fleet has adopted the use of circular hooks on 10% of the fishing fleet fishery All vessels are required to report incidental catches and release all live turtles caught by longlines. High Seas Fishing Vessels are regulated by the High Seas Fishing Act which requires that they comply with international fishing regulation Conventions ratified by, and resolution of Regional Fisheries Management organizations (RFMOs) of the area authorized to fish. Observer programs Research on sea turtle/fishery interactions Information on non-party vessels has no non-party states fishing in our jurisdictional waters Cooperation with non-party states to obtain information B. Mitigation measures for the following fisheries: i. Long-line FVC-12/02 states that sea turtles are identified as bycatch and should be released immediately. Dead bycatch should be retained on board, recorded, and landed. DO ES NO T APP LY ii. Gillnets Use of circular hooks on 10% for fishing fleet. There are mesh size and length restrictions for gill nets, and all nets must be registered with the Fisheries Department, but these measure do

7 iii. Trawling (e.g., 1. TEDs: specify legally approved TEDs, their dimensions, material, and target species for that fishery, 2. time-area closures: specify geographical area, time of closure and target species for that fishery, 3. tow times and/or 4. other measures) iv. Other fishing gear (indicate which one(s)) v. Training programs for fisherman about best practices for safe handling and release of sea turtles incidentally caught C. Socio-economic considerations not prevent incidental catch of turtles. A reduction in the number of nets should reduce incidental catch, however, there is no data on incidental catch of sea turtles by gill nets in. Trawling is banded in Support socioeconomic activities that help mitigate adverse impacts of fisheries on sea turtles There are no sea turtle specific actions. However, the government has approved a country wide roll out of the managed access program which work with fishers to improve their socio-economic status as fishers through best practices for fishing. The program also closes what was once an open access fishery and fishers now need to go through a detailed vetting process before getting a license to fish. Noncompliance with any fisheries regulation could lead to license being denied or revoked. (*) Specify actions implemented, name of the project or relevant document, location, objective(s), institutions responsible, contact, financial or other support (optional), results (both positive and negative) and duration.

8 c.2 National and International Mandates List actions that are being carried out to comply with national and international mandates (Ex: inspections, confiscations, sanctions, etc.) d._ Application[submission] of exceptions established in the Convention Describe in detail the exceptions allowed in accordance with article IV, item 3(a,b,d) and Annex IV of the text of the Convention, in accordance to the procedure established by the COP (Doc. CIT-COP R2). Attach management program. Part III (Research information) a._ Threats Indicate threats (Coastal development, incidental capture, direct use, contamination and pathogens, and climate change) by species, with information on the area and activities taken to control them in the following table. Lo = Lepidochelys olivacea; Lk = Lepidochelys kempii; Dc = Dermochelys coriacea; Ei = Eretmochelys imbricata; Cc = Caretta caretta; Cm = Chelonia mydas. Species Threat(s) Lo Coastal development Incidental capture Direct use Lk Coastal development Incidental capture Direct use Dc Coastal development Incidental capture Direct use Ei Coastal development Incidental capture Direct use Contamination Pathogens Climate change Contamination Pathogens Climate change Contamination Pathogens Climate change Contamination Pathogens Climate change Actions is growing as a tourism destination and some of the key nesting areas are also prime realestate. At key nesting sites, the organizations carrying out the monitoring activities have set in place programs to work with landowners as to best practices for development to mitigate the effects of coastal development on nesting beaches. The Fisheries Department works closely with the Department of

9 Cm Coastal development Incidental capture Direct use Contamination Pathogens Climate change Environment, who is responsible for approving development projects, vet proposed developments, ensure compliance with all regulations, guarantee that no/ minimal adverse effects arise as a result of a particular development. Nothing has been done directly to address incidental captures, however through the Fisheries Department s Managed Access Program fishers have obtained training on best practices for sustainable fisheries, they have been engaged through outreach programs, and some have been provided with alternative livelihood training, all of which reduces fishing pressure and as a result incidental catch. as member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOMP) has access to projects being carried out by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre which implements project for mitigation of climate change impacts to coastal areas, that indirectly has a positive effect on nesting areas. is growing as a tourism destination and some of the key nesting areas are also prime realestate. At key nesting sites, the organizations carrying out the monitoring activities have set in place programs to work with landowners as to best practices for development to mitigate the effects of coastal development on nesting beaches. The Fisheries Department works closely with the Department of Environment, who is responsible for approving development

10 Cc Coastal development Incidental capture Direct use Contamination Pathogens Climate change projects, vetting proposed developments, ensuring that they comply with all regulations, and no adverse effects arise due to a particular development. Nothing has been done directly to address incidental captures, however through the Fisheries Department s Managed Access Program fishers have had training on best practices for sustainable fisheries, they have been engaged through outreach programs, and some have been provided with alternative livelihood training, all of which reduces fishing pressure and as a result incidental catch. as member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOMP) has access to project being carried out by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre which implements project for mitigation of climate change impacts to coastal areas, which indirectly has a positive effect on nesting areas. is growing as a tourism destination and some of the key nesting areas are also prime realestate. At key nesting sites, the organizations carrying out the monitoring activities have set in place programs to work with landowners as to best practices for development to mitigate the effects of coastal development on nesting beaches. The Fisheries Department works closely with the Department of Environment, who is responsible for approving development projects to vet proposed developments, ensuring that they comply with all regulations,

11 and no adverse effects arise due to a particular development. Nothing has been done directly to address incidental captures, however through the Fisheries Department s Managed Access Program fishers have had training on best practices for sustainable fisheries, they have been engaged through outreach programs, and some have been provided with alternative livelihood training, all of which affects fishing pressure and as a result incidental catch. as member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOMP) has access to project being carried out by the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre which implements project for mitigation of climate change impacts to coastal areas, which indirectly has a positive effect on nesting areas. b._ Research Describe scientific research that is being carried out in the country relating to sea turtle population assessments including tagging, migration, and genetic studies, as well as those relating to conservation issues including habitat monitoring, fisheries interactions, disease, etc. Provide a list of references for the information used in this report and note how to obtain them when needed. 1. Long term in-water sea turtle monitoring program at Glover s Reef Atoll. Organization: Wildlife Conservation Society. Started in The main objectives of the monitoring program are to determine an absolute abundance estimate of the Glover s Reef Atoll fore-reef habitat aggregation and long-term abundance, increase our knowledge of sea turtle movements and habitat use, assess genetic stock of foraging sea turtles at Glover s Reef, study growth rates of sea turtles at Glover s Reef, and build the capacity of stakeholders to collect accurate, reliable, and standardized data from foraging index sites. The program started with a focus on Hawksbills but has since collected data on all species found on the Atoll.

12 In 2014 WCS tagged 4 sea turtles captured during their annual in-water sea turtle survey at Glover's Atoll. Tagged were 3 hawksbills and 1 green sea turtle. The 3 hawkbills remained at Glover's Atoll and the sub-adult green travelled to Columbia and on the return trip stopped transmitting near the border of Costa Rica and Nicaragua ( Ref: Coleman, R In-water Surveys of Marine Turtles at Glover s Reef Marine Reserve. Wildlife Conservation Society. 21 pp Patterns of Behavior and Movements for Hawksbill Turtles in Lighthouse Reef Atoll Research. Organization: MarAlliance Satellite tagging of Hawksbill to look at their movements around the Atoll. Ref: 3. ECOMAR tracks reports of nesting, and strandings for the country and carries out inwater census every few years since ECOMAR also utilizes satellite telemetry to monitor the movements of sea turtles in and the Wider Caribbean. The imagery provides valuable information on migration paths, foraging grounds and behavior of individual sea turtles. Ref: In addition to the above, please fill out the following table on the types of research being carried out in the country and with what specie(s). Research Tagging Migration Habitat monitoring Specie(s)(Lo, Lk, Cm, Ei, Cc, Dc) Ei, Cc, Cm Cm, Ei Ei, Cm c._ Other activities Include information on: environmental education activities, programs to establish and manage protected areas, and cooperative activities with other Party countries. The Ambergris Caye Marine Turtle Project is managed and implemented by marine biologists that work for Hol Chan Marine Reserve. The project started in 2007 by formalizing and recording marine turtle stranding data and rehabilitation. In 2009 Turtle

13 nesting monitoring and research was initiated on the beaches of North Ambergris Caye. In 2011 in-water turtle density surveys were conducted. The project now consists of annual nesting surveys in Ambergris caye, and documentation of strandings (both live and dead), throughout the year. The stranding work has grown to where Hol Chan now rehabilitates strandings from around the country. In 2016 Hol Chan along with the Fisheries Department hosted a nesting workshop with all biologist and field personnel currently collecting nesting data and who are interested in collecting data on nesting. Roberto Herrera a sea turtle expert from Mexico conducted the training workshop. The Fisheries Department along with the IAC hosted a stranding workshop for fisheries biologist, and partners. The training was done by Dr. Diego Albareda from Argentina, and Dr. Brian Stacey from NOAA. This training built the capacity of biologist and veterinarians in country to conduct necropsies, and provided basic first aid-care for live standings. It was a great sharing of knowledge between IAC countries. Part IV: Annexes Table 1: Species Present Place an in the box when the species listed is present in the oceanographic basins of your country as established in Article III of the text of the Convention. Lo = Lepidochelys olivacea; Lk = Lepidochelys kempii; Dc = Dermochelys coriacea; Ei = Eretmochelys imbricata; Cm = Chelonia mydas; Cc = Caretta caretta. Species Pacific Ocean Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Lo Lk Dc Ei Cm Cc Table 2: Index nesting sites or beaches for sea turtle conservation a. This table is intended to report information on index nesting sites or beaches for each species. For beaches that have multiple species nesting, enter that beach under the list for the primary nesting species. When entering information on nesting site or beaches, information is to be entered for each species independently. Indicate the names of index nesting sites. On a separate sheet of paper, indicate the selection

14 criteria used for identifying the index beach, for example, because it hosts a significant proportion of the overall nesting population within a region or other defined unit or genetic importance. b. Nesting season: Indicate the starting and finishing date of the nesting season. c. Monitoring period: Indicate the starting and finishing date of monitoring efforts. d. Survey frequency: Indicate the frequency with which the surveys are done (daily, weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, among others). e. Geographic location: Specify latitude and longitude in decimal degrees. f. Extension of beach monitored: Provide the total length (in Kilometers) of the nesting beach. g. Declared protection area: Indicate (yes or no) if the area is declared as some type of protected area. h. Annual nesting abundance: Provide information on the total number of females and/or clutches or nests deposited at the nesting site or beach in real numbers. Provide the exact count of females based on tagged or uniquely identified individuals. If the exact number of clutches is unknown provide total number of nests. i. Information from tagging program: Indicate if there have been any tagging activities at the nesting beach by using the letters of the type of tagging being done: flipper tagging (FT), passive integrated transponder (PIT) tagging, and satellite telemetry (ST) programs. If possible, on a separate sheet or as attached reference provide greater detail about the type of tagging efforts conducted. Also provide satellite telemetry maps or flipper tag recovery information if available. j. Tissue sampling: Indicate if there has been tissue sampling conducted at this site. This includes skin, blood, and other body tissues. On a separate sheet, or as attached references, describe these tissue sampling programs in greater detail. For example, were samples collected for genetic, contaminant, and/or stable isotope studies? k. Indicate what organization or entity is providing the data. l. When inserting new rows, please copy and paste the drop down menus when applicable.

15 Extension of beach monitored (km) Inter-American Convention for the Spp Lo Lk Dc Ei Name of Index Nesting Site or Beach Gales Point Ambergris Caye Nesting season Monitoring period Start Finish Start Finish May Nov May Nov emb er July Augu st May Sept emb er Survey Frequency Every two days Once per week Geographic Location (Lat/Long) in Decimal Degrees Latitude Longitude Declared Protected Area (Yes/No) No km km Annual Nesting Abundance Females Exact Count Clutches Exact Count 84 No* Only a small portion of beach 100m falls within the MPA of Bacalar Chico. 4 4 Number of Nests Tagging Program (FT, ST, PIT) Tissue Sampling (Yes/No) 84 ST Organization or entity providing data Gales Point Manatee Wildlife Sanctuary, Kevin Andrewin None No Hol Chan Marine Reserve

16 Cm Cc Gales Point Ambergris Caye Gales Point Ambergris Caye Augu st July Augu st May Septe mber Septe mber Septe mber Septe mber May May May May Nov emb er Sept emb er Nov emb er Sept emb er Every two days Once per week Every two days Once per week km km km No No* Only a small portion of beach 100m falls within the MPA of Bacalar Chico. No No* Only a small portion of beach 100m falls within the MPA of Bacalar Chico None Gales Point Manatee Wildlife Sanctuary, Kevin Andrewin None No Hol Chan Marine Reserve None Gales Point Manatee Wildlife Sanctuary, Kevin Andrewin None No Hol Chan Marine Reserve * August of 2016 saw Hurricane Earl making landfall in Central, during the peak of the nesting season. As a result Gales point lost a total of 75 nests. In Ambergris Caye a total of 89 nest were laid of which 49 were lost due to hurricane Earl and species could not be positively identified; of the 49, 35 were suspected to be Cc, 13 Cm, and 1 Ei.

17 Table 3: Important foraging sites for sea turtle conservation NOTE: The IAC Scientific Committee at their 13 th Meeting, agreed to remove from the IAC Annual Report the sea turtle foraging sites Table in Annex 3, in its place the information currently collected in this table will be more easily available for the use of IAC Parties by including it in a technical document that will be prepared by the SC that will contain the following information: a) List of foraging areas in the IAC Parties, b) Contact information of people working in the areas, c) Threats in foraging areas, among other. This document will be updated every 5 years.

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